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UPDATE: Savannah man charged in murder of Amber DeLoach

A Savannah man has been charged with murder in the death of a woman found in a burning car Sept. 30.

Shan Demetrius Cheley, 36, who lives in the Skidaway Road-Eisenhower Drive area, was charged in the death of Amber DeLoach, 18.

Cheley has been detained in the Chatham County jail on other charges since Oct. 4 as Savannah-Chatham police homicide detectives pored through forensic evidence. He was held on contempt of court charges and possession of cocaine.

The investigation suggests that Cheley and the woman met each other the night before her body was found in the car which had been set afire in Yamacraw Village, said Julian Miller, police spokesman.

A statement was sent out on behalf of DeLoach’s family late Monday afternoon.

“From the beginning we have been confident that the police would do everything they could to bring whoever ws responsible for Amber’s death to justice,” the statement read. “We would like to thank the police for their diligence and commitment and we also express our deepest gratitude for the public’s assistance in this effort.”